2021 books announced

[Nyotarules]

This just in: David Mack has given up writing and joined the CIA. Congrats on the new job!

As long as he has it all in Control....

 

[James Swallow]

I can neither confirm nor deny on what I am working, nor for whom.

As always, should you or any other authors be caught or killed, the Publisher will disavow any knowledge of your actions.

 

[Reanok]

That would be great to have James Swallow having another Star trek Picard book coming out.

 

[DarkHorizon]

Well, looks like you don't have to be as secretive any more, James!

https://twitter.com/TrekCore/status/1319976980800995330

TDV = The Dark Veil, set at the time of the attack on Mars, focusing on Riker and Troi on the Titan.

Spoiler: Recent shows

(so, is this technically a Lower Decks crossover? )

I really like the cover art, too.

 

[Thrawn]

Very interesting! Will this use the Titan crew from the Lit-Verse?

 

[Danlav05]

Very interesting! Will this use the Titan crew from the Lit-Verse?

I'd be surprised of James doesn't slip a few in, he has been writing that series for many years.

 

[USS Firefly]

Very interesting! Will this use the Titan crew from the Lit-Verse?

I hope so

 

[GaryH]

Oh perfect. I liked Jame’s Titan novels so this seems a great way to do a tie in with a new show. After all, the ship won’t fly itself and needs a crew...

 

[DarkHorizon]

8of5 tracked down the blurb faster than me

https://www.thetrekcollective.com/2020/10/the-next-picard-novel-is-titan-novel.html

The Alpha Quadrant is mired in crisis.

Within the United Federation of Planets, a terrorist strike on the shipyards of Mars has led to the shutdown of all relief efforts for millions of Romulans facing certain doom from an impending supernova. But when the USS Titan is drawn into a catastrophic incident on the Romulan-Federation border, Captain William Riker, his family, and his crew find themselves caught between the shocking secrets of an enigmatic alien species and the deadly agenda of a ruthless Tal Shiar operative. Forced into a wary alliance with a Romulan starship commander, Riker and the Titan crew must uncover the truth to stop a devastating attack—but one wrong move could plunge the entire sector into open conflict!

Also, there will be an audiobook, as is the norm these days. I'd dearly love for it to be Frakes (since he did a few back in the day; maybe he'd do his Picard impression again!), but suspect it will be Petkoff as the go-to narrator.

 

[Thrawn]

I think Petkoff is pretty great; no complaints there.

 

[James Swallow]

Well, looks like you don't have to be as secretive any more, James!

The space cat is out of the bag! I've blogged about the book a little here.

TDV = The Dark Veil, set at the time of the attack on Mars, focusing on Riker and Troi on the Titan.

Not quite; it's set a year after the Mars attack and Picard's resignation, but it is indeed a Riker/Troi/Titan story.

I really like the cover art, too.

It's great, isn't it? That's the work of Jim Salvati, and I'm really pleased with the era-accurate work on the uniforms.

Very interesting! Will this use the Titan crew from the Lit-Verse?

You will see some familiar faces and some new ones...

 

[Odo]

Very cool cover, and it'll be interesting to see who from LitTrek shows up. Looking forward to it!

 

[Reanok]

Cool cover I'm so glad we're getting a new Picard novel with Will Riker and Deanna troi being on the Titan and dealing with the Romulans .I'm definitely excited about reading this book.

 

[Stevil2001]

The only litverse character will be Keru.

He will still be moping over the death of Hawk.

 

[BuckBokaiLondonKings]

YES!!! Wow this sounds so good. I cannot wait!

 

[The Wormhole]

Will this use the Titan crew from the Lit-Verse?

Vale won't be there, since canonically the Titan's XO is a Saurian male.

 

[Christopher]

Vale won't be there, since canonically the Titan's XO is a Saurian male.

Titan's XO at one point in late 2380 is Saurian. If the book is a year after the Mars attack, that makes it 2386. Lots of things can change in the interim.

Also, how do you know it's a male? Saurians are reptilian -- would their females have breasts?

 

[Turtletrekker]

Will we see lieutenant Boimler?

 

[JD]

Titan's XO at one point in late 2380 is Saurian. If the book is a year after the Mars attack, that makes it 2386. Lots of things can change in the interim.

I was just about to ask about the XO, it sounds like there's enough time for a change over to have happened.
How old are their kids at this point?

 

[The Wormhole]

How old are their kids at this point?

Thad would be five. Kestra might not be born yet, or if she is, she'd only be a newborn.